A PLAYER has scooped £53,000 in a huge win at Blackburn’s Gala Bingo.

The 66-year-old woman from Blackburn, who has asked to remain anony-mous, was playing a game called High 5 and won the full house prize of £3,000.

She was then told that she had also hit the ‘High 5 jackpot’, taking her winnings up to over £28,000.

The remaining £25,000 of the jackpot was split between every other player in the club – meaning that 176 bingo fanatics took home £142 each.

The pensioner said: “It still hasn’t sunk in. I have had small wins before but never imagined that I would be a big winner – to take home the jackpot is incredible.

"I was so pleased to find out I would be sharing the jackpot with my friends at Gala Blackburn too.

"It is like a dream come true!”

Club manager Mark Simm said: “The lady who won has been a member of the club for over nine years and we were all so excited for her when she shouted ‘house’.”